[mikeash]

No need look for implications, there was a clear statement that it's flyable:

https://mobile.twitter.com/elonmusk/status/73427436058892697...

It's being recruited as the testing leader because it represents the extreme, not because it's grounded.

[eganist]

Nice catch; I went digging through his tweets and must've missed it. Thanks!

[mikeash]

Some of this info can be hard to dig up, for sure. Of course, most companies are much tighter with their information, so I can't really complain!